“I have returned to the chamber I slept in and found it smaller than I remember. The fields are beautiful, yet not quite as I recalled them. And I am troubled, for I wonder now if I am to be a stranger in my own home.' Dallben shook his head. 'No, that you shall never be. But it is not Caer Dallben which has grown smaller. You have grown bigger. That is the way of it.” HomeGrowthTaran Book:The Book of Three Source: The Book of Three
“Surely you can entrust your task to your friends." "No," said Taran, after a long pause, "I have taken it on myself through my own choice." "If that is so," answered Medwyn, "then you can give it up through your own choice.” DutyChoiceWill1964TaranMedwyn Book:The Book of Three Source: The Book of Three
“He is here now," Taran said quietly. "He has long sought you and in ways even he himself did not know. Now that he has found you, can you not find your path back to him?” TaranEilonwyPrydainchroniclesThecastleofllyr Book:The Castle of Llyr Source: The Castle of Llyr
“Once," he added, "you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.” 1968True WillTaranDallben Book:The High King Source: The High King
“Life's a forge! Yes, and hammer and anvil, too! You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand boldly to it! Metal's worthless till it's shaped and tempered! More labor than luck. Face the pounding, don't fear the proving; and you'll stand well against any hammer and anvil.” TestingWorthiness1967ForgeAnvilTaranHard Knock LifePrydain Book:Taran Wanderer Source: Taran Wanderer
“I saw myself.... In the time I watched, I saw strength—and frailty. Pride and vanity, courage and fear. Of wisdom, a little. Of folly, much. Of intentions, many good ones; but many more left undone. In this, alas, I saw myself a man like any other. But this, too, I saw.... Alike as men may seem, each is different as flakes of snow, no two the same. You told me you had no need to seek the Mirror, knowing you were Annlaw Clay-Shaper. Now I know who I am: myself and none other. I am Taran.” Self Knowledge1967TaranAnnlaw Book:Taran Wanderer Source: Taran Wanderer
